Computer Information Systems at Georgia Southwestern State University

If you are interested in studying computer information systems, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Southwestern State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and approximately 3,162 students attend the school each year. Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2021, 6 of them were computer information systems majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

GSW Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

GSW Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at GSW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at GSW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	337
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	425
	437
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	475
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	548
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	556
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	580
	585
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	986
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	1,014

How Much Do CIS Graduates from GSW Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSW is $31,267. This is less than $53,242, which is the national average of all CIS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CIS Student Demographics at GSW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Georgia Southwestern State University.

GSW Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from GSW. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at GSW since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CIS bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GSW also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia Southwestern State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	6

Related Majors

• Computer Science

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in CIS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Georgia Southwestern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer Systems Analysts	19,160	$91,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.